Anita Roddick

"To succeed, you have to believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a reality."

"I think that business practices would improve immensely if they were guided by 'feminine' principles."

"If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just."

"The most dangerous thing we can do is to take ourselves too seriously."

"I believe that every single business in the future will be built on trust and meaning."

"You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements."

"My activism is rooted in rage and compassion rather than bitterness."

"I want to try and be a voice for the voiceless."

"Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity."

"The most important thing is that corporations should create value for all stakeholders."

"Every single thing I do is to convince the world that we have to take nature seriously."

"We are not here to make money. We are here to make a difference."

"I'd rather protest than be silent about things that matter."

"Fashion is not necessarily about looking pretty; it's about self-expression."

"Grief is the price we pay for love."

"I am aware that I am less than some people prefer to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more."

"You cannot love yourself and despise others."

"The role of the business is to transform human values into market values."

"By the time we've made it, we've had it."

"Look what happens when you invent a cure for something – the incidence of the disease seems to triple."

"Take the best that exists and make it better."

"Change will only come when those that have never known privilege know how to imagine it."

"I just want to save the world."

"Never, never underestimate the power of feeling."

"I always admired activists - people who felt so passionately about their cause that they were willing to go to jail for it."

"I came to realize that business is an incredible vehicle for creating change in the world."

"Size matters. A big business is not just a little business that grew."

"Never feel ashamed of what you are."

"We trade our time for money, and then we trade our money for time."

"The purpose of business is not just to make money."